View London From New York Via the Telectroscope

What the hell is a Telectroscope? It’s like a telescope only it’s not. In fact, the Telectroscope dates back the 19th century, or does it? Ok, I’ll come clean. The Telectroscope is in fact a work of art by Paul St. George. The whole thing is in fact a wives tale when a reporter back in the day misheard ‘electroscope’, a device used to measure electrical current. The Telectroscope was rumored to be a ‘far-seeing invention that worked on a telegraph of wire’. Although there aren’t any wires – in fact it works on a fiber optic network – attendees (you can make an appointment here) can see a life sized view of the London Thames from New York’s Brooklyn bridge and vice versa, in real time – no audio, though. The project cost $787,000 and was underwritten by the British government and private sponsorship. The installation goes live any day now and will last until June 15th.

Christen Costa

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."